Question 1

What is the factor that may limit the production of electricity from solar thermal power plants?

Accepted Answer

A) money 
B) water 
C) available space 
D) technology 
E) needed chemicals 
A) money 
B) water 
C) available space 
D) technology 
E) needed chemicals

Question 2

Which one of the following countries is not one of the top five producers of hydropower?

Accepted Answer

A) Canada 
B) China 
C) Brazil 
D) Germany 
E) United States 
A) Canada 
B) China 
C) Brazil 
D) Germany 
E) United States

Question 3

The energy efficiency of buildings can be improved by all of the following strategies, except

Accepted Answer

A) use of energy-efficient appliances 
B) use of energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs 
C) plugging leaks 
D) building big windows into the northern side of new housing 
E) use energy-efficient windows 
A) use of energy-efficient appliances 
B) use of energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs 
C) plugging leaks 
D) building big windows into the northern side of new housing 
E) use energy-efficient windows

Question 4

The U.S.Department of Energy calls four of the following states the "Saudi Arabia of wind power." Which of these is not one of the four?

Accepted Answer

A) Wyoming 
B) North Dakota 
C) South Dakota 
D) Kansas 
E) Texas 
A) Wyoming 
B) North Dakota 
C) South Dakota 
D) Kansas 
E) Texas

Question 5

Of all commercial energy used in the United States, roughly 35% is wasted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Photovoltaic cells do not produce any of the greenhouse or acid gas emissions associated with electricity generated by the combustion of fossil fuels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Our earth's interior─like the sun─provides heat energy from nature called _______________ energy that can be used without polluting the environment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Our earth's interior─like the sun─provides heat energy...

Question 8

Unnecessary energy waste costs the United States an average of

Accepted Answer

A) $570,000 per minute 
B) $475,000 per hour 
C) $1,000,000 per day 
D) $1,000,000,000 per month 
E) $10,000,000,000 per year 
A) $570,000 per minute 
B) $475,000 per hour 
C) $1,000,000 per day 
D) $1,000,000,000 per month 
E) $10,000,000,000 per year

Question 9

Coal fired power plants waste about two-thirds of the energy released by burning the coal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Small hydropower projects emit more carbon dioxide and are therefore less desirable than larger projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

If all of the corn grown in the U.S.was processed into ethanol each year the resulting ethanol would meet how much of the U.S.current demand for gasoline?

Accepted Answer

A) 6 months 
B) 2 months 
C) 7 months 
D) 30 days 
E) 5 weeks 
A) 6 months 
B) 2 months 
C) 7 months 
D) 30 days 
E) 5 weeks

Question 12

Analysts expect an increased number of ____________________ wind farms because of steadier air flow.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Analysts expect an increased number of ____________________...

Question 13

The cost of using energy efficient computers and other electrical devices, along with solar cells to generate electricity, was repaid in only __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The cost of using energy efficient computers...

Question 14

What percentage of Brazil's motor vehicles currently run on ethanol or ethanol-gasoline mixtures?

Accepted Answer

A) 15% 
B) 25% 
C) 35% 
D) 45% 
E) 55% 
A) 15% 
B) 25% 
C) 35% 
D) 45% 
E) 55%

Question 15

Turning thermostats up in winter and down in summer will decrease energy use and waste.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which country is already mass producing the Build Your Dreams plug-in hybrid automobile?

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) Japan 
C) South Korea 
D) Russia 
E) United States 
A) China 
B) Japan 
C) South Korea 
D) Russia 
E) United States

Question 17

A 2009 U.S.Department of the Interior study indicates that wind farms off the Atlantic and Gulf coasts could generation enough electricity to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) eliminate all solar energy 
B) eliminate all hydroelectric power 
C) eliminate all coal-burning power plants 
D) eliminate all nuclear power plants 
E) eliminate all geothermal plants 
A) eliminate all solar energy 
B) eliminate all hydroelectric power 
C) eliminate all coal-burning power plants 
D) eliminate all nuclear power plants 
E) eliminate all geothermal plants

Question 18

The hidden costs of gasoline amounts to how much per gallon?

Accepted Answer

A) $3.18 
B) $5.50 
C) $9 
D) $12 
E) $36 
A) $3.18 
B) $5.50 
C) $9 
D) $12 
E) $36

Question 19

Forty-five percent of new passenger-car sales in Europe is made up of

Accepted Answer

A) energy-efficient diesel cars 
B) hybrid cars 
C) plug-in hybrid cars 
D) hydrogen fuel cell cars 
E) conventional gasoline cars 
A) energy-efficient diesel cars 
B) hybrid cars 
C) plug-in hybrid cars 
D) hydrogen fuel cell cars 
E) conventional gasoline cars

Question 20

The world's fastest growing way to produce electricity is

Accepted Answer

A) hydroelectric 
B) solar cells 
C) geothermal 
D) nuclear 
E) hydrogen cells 
A) hydroelectric 
B) solar cells 
C) geothermal 
D) nuclear 
E) hydrogen cells

Exam 16: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

What is the factor that may limit the production of electricity from solar thermal power plants?

Which one of the following countries is not one of the top five producers of hydropower?

The energy efficiency of buildings can be improved by all of the following strategies, except

The U.S.Department of Energy calls four of the following states the "Saudi Arabia of wind power." Which of these is not one of the four?

Of all commercial energy used in the United States, roughly 35% is wasted.

Photovoltaic cells do not produce any of the greenhouse or acid gas emissions associated with electricity generated by the combustion of fossil fuels.

Our earth's interior─like the sun─provides heat energy from nature called _______________ energy that can be used without polluting the environment.

Unnecessary energy waste costs the United States an average of

Coal fired power plants waste about two-thirds of the energy released by burning the coal.

Small hydropower projects emit more carbon dioxide and are therefore less desirable than larger projects.

If all of the corn grown in the U.S.was processed into ethanol each year the resulting ethanol would meet how much of the U.S.current demand for gasoline?

Analysts expect an increased number of ____________________ wind farms because of steadier air flow.

The cost of using energy efficient computers and other electrical devices, along with solar cells to generate electricity, was repaid in only __________.

What percentage of Brazil's motor vehicles currently run on ethanol or ethanol-gasoline mixtures?

Turning thermostats up in winter and down in summer will decrease energy use and waste.

Which country is already mass producing the Build Your Dreams plug-in hybrid automobile?

A 2009 U.S.Department of the Interior study indicates that wind farms off the Atlantic and Gulf coasts could generation enough electricity to do which of the following?

The hidden costs of gasoline amounts to how much per gallon?

Forty-five percent of new passenger-car sales in Europe is made up of

The world's fastest growing way to produce electricity is

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